/r/OutOfTheLoop —
Have you ever seen a whole bunch of news stories/reddit posts/videos or anything else about some topic and you had no idea what everyone was going on about? Did you feel out of the loop? This subreddit is dedicated to helping you get up to speed with the recent trends and news.

2. Post must include context and resources in the body of the text

Context is key when trying to find a proper answer. The more we know about what you are asking, the better we can answer with more information.

Context - Add some words to your post so there is more to work with than a title. Words such as; what you saw, where you saw it, how often you saw it.

Resources - You obviously saw it somewhere; link to the thing that made you ask. Or include a screenshot.

3. No ad nauseum, recently reposted, or retired questions

Often times what you are asking has already been answered. Be sure to search the subreddit, Google, and KnowYourMeme before creating a new post.

Ad nauseum - The topic in question has been discussed extensively, and that those involved in the discussion have grown tired of it.

Recently reposted - A topic is popular and is posted multiple times within a short period of time.

Retired - The 'Big List of Retired Questions' is a wiki page created by the mods that lists overly asked questions that have been thoroughly answered. Duplicates of retired questions may be removed.

4. Top-level comments must begin with "Answer:", and be a genuine, unbiased, and coherent answer

People are here to find answers for their questions. If top-level comments are riddled with memes or non-answers then no one wins.

Begin with "Answer:" - This helps weed out low-effort, rule breaking comments, as well as allows the comments to be more organized.

Genuine - Attempt to answer with words; don't pop in to tell users to search or drop a link without explanation.

Unbiased - Answer without putting your own twist of bias towards the answer. However, after you leave an unbiased response, you can add your own opinion as long as it's clearly marked, starting with "Biased:".

Coherent - Write in complete sentences that are clear about what you are trying to say.

5. Be nice, follow etiquette

This subreddit is supposed to be a helpful place for confused redditors.

Be nice - Be polite in your exchanges, vote based on whether a comment contributes to the discussion and not on whether you agree with the opinion, etc.

On a lot of social media websites, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc., if you want to mention someone in a way that they receive a notification of that summoning, you type the "@" symbol in a comment or post. So if someone makes a bold statement and then says, "don't @ me", they're basically saying don't try to make a comment or conjecture of that statement.

It's a bold way of saying "X opinion is true, and I don't want to be bothered by your disagreements so don't bother disagreeing with me". Usually for controversial or edgy things especially involving sports, music, or fashion.

Notable examples include:

"Z player is the best in the insert sports game here. Don't @ me."

"Lil Pump is the best rapper of all time. Don't @ me"

Picture of your shoes "My shoe game is raw. Nobody has better shoe game than me. Don't @ me."

It's not limited to those and can be used for anything controversial and likely to start an argument, especially on places like twitter, instagram, and reddit. Or any strong opinion.